USN-6512-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details

It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to run into an infinite loop.
If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2022-40090)

It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made leak memory. If a user or an
automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file,
an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-3576)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7
• libtiff5 - 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7

Ubuntu 20.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11
• libtiff5 - 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11

Ubuntu 18.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm14
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm11
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm11
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2023-3576
• CVE-2022-40090